How to Add a Covered Entryway to Your Home (DIY)

September 2024 · 1 minute read

Introduction

A covered front entryway is the perfect, practical way to add curb appeal and function to your home. Here's how to build one.

Build Some Cover

Many houses in my neighborhood feature a plain entryway stoop with two or three steps. Kinda bland — and impractical. I’ll drive by and see homeowners carrying bags of groceries getting soaked in the rain as they struggle to open the front door. A covered home entryway would keep these folks dry and add a shady place to sit on summer afternoons.

When designed and built right, this covered, comfy entry will lift a home’s curb appeal through the roof!

Note: Before you begin, check with local building officials for frost-footing depth, necessary permits and the sizing of beams, footings, posts and rafters.

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